Observe Israel definitely not being an Apartheid state.

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      “The west doesn’t support a Jewish ethnostate state in Palestine, it supports the right for a Jewish ethnostate state in Palestine to exist.”

      Hmmm right.

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          While the Arab citizens of Israel are treated much better than non-citizens in Gaza, Golan Heights, and the West Bank (and arguably have better rights than even other Muslum states), they are still subject to systemic racism. Their political voice is actively surpressed, not surprising as a Zionist Israel cannot otherwise survive if Jews became a political minority within the country, which is another reason Arabs do not have the “Right to Return”. Here’s one source for you: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-know-about-arab-citizens-israel

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              I’m not calling it an ethnostate or saying they are living under apartheid, nor saying River to the Sea. Just making a point. I don’t know how to balance freedom vs Sharia law, or even if it is possible in a secular democratic country in that region. It would eventually come to that if Arabs had a majority of citizenship. But i do believe Israel deserves to exist for the Jews. And that the Arabs in Gaza, Isreal, and everywhere else deserve freedom to live their lives. l feel I know the history pretty well, and I think Biden is doing as well as he can with the situation. But the whole situation is fucked. The US killed a lot more civilians in the war on terror, and I hate that, but I am content that Bin Laden sleeps with the fishes. It’s hard for me to criticize Israel, while at the same time believing Hamas should be destroyed. But that means they go into Rafah and more kids die. War is hell. Simple as that. Fuck Netanyahu and fuck Hamas.

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      Do you mean “the west” doesn’t support Biden?

      When Joe Biden met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet during his visit to Israel, the U.S. president assured them: “I don’t believe you have to be a Jew to be a Zionist, and I am a Zionist.”

      https://www.reuters.com/world/us/i-am-zionist-how-joe-bidens-lifelong-bond-with-israel-shapes-war-policy-2023-10-21/

      I’d agree that most people planning on voting for him are really just voting against trump again.

      But the sitting US president literally calls himself a Zionist…

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          If it is to capture all historical Israel

          What?

          Name one time Israel’s land area got smaller.

          It’s only increased since it’s been created…

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              That’s not Israel’s land getting smaller, and only one link works…

              You’ve been reported a lot for misinformation in this thread, because you keep saying things that aren’t true.

              I didn’t remove your comments tho because the people responding to you provided good sources info.

              But since this isn’t a major community, people that do what you’re doing tend to get banned.

              If you’re making dubious claims against sourced comments, source your stuff. And don’t just post random links and think that’s enough.

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      I want to be with you on this, but the West is clearly materially supporting expansion. If they’re expanding and we’re still sending ammunition, then we’re supporting Zionism.

      I do believe there’s also quite a bit of anti-Biden agitprop here. Which can have a grain of truth without being completely true.